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UNHRC passes resolution brought by Pakistan against desecration of Quran
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) passed a resolution on Wednesday, strongly rejecting and condemning recent acts of desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden. The resolution garnered support from 28…
- Politics
BJP’s minority wing to review preparations for its Pasmanda outreach
New Delhi: Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s Minority Morcha is going to organise a programme to increase its outreach among the Muslim community, especially on…
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Delhi HC permits Go First to maintain leased aircraft
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday permitted crisis-hit Go First airline to carry out the maintenance of aircraft leased to it while allowing the lessors to inspect the planes periodically.…
- India
Manipur violence : Protest rally in Mizoram, burns posters of Manipur CM, PM
Aizawl: Hundreds of men and women from the Chin, Kuki, Mizo, and Zomi communities on Wednesday held a protest rally in Mizoram capital against the ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur and also…
- India
Centre to source tomatoes from Andhra, Karnataka, Maharashtra
New Delhi: Amid spiralling prices of tomatoes across the country due to heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand from where the bulk of supplies arrive, the Centre has sought procurement of…
- Technology
Indian auto sector sees 92% decline in deal activity amid EV boom
New Delhi: India Inc saw just 16 deals amounting to $98 million in the second quarter (Q2) this year in the auto sector, registering a substantial decline in overall deal activity, with…
- Technology
Metaverse hype is dead, admits Meta’s Indian-origin executive Vishal Shah
San Francisco: Meta’s Indian-origin executive Vishan Shah, who oversees Meta’s metaverse project, has claimed that the “hype” around the metaverse is dead. He said that the metaverse was part of a “hype…
- India
Flydubai flights between UAE, north India unaffected by heavy rains
Abu Dhabi: Dubai-based airline, flydubai’s flights to and from several states in north India were unaffected by heavy rainfall since Saturday, June 8, local media reported. “Our flights are operating on schedule,”…
- Technology
Foldable smartphones to sell worth over Rs 6,300 cr in India this year: Report
New Delhi: The foldable (including flip) smartphones are likely to contribute over 1.8 per cent of the total smartphone revenue in India this year, reaching over Rs 6,300 crore in India, a…
- Technology
New accelerator programme for fintech startups in India launched
New Delhi: A new fintech accelerator programme called “inFINity” for early-stage Indian startups launched on Wednesday by the online payments solutions provider PayU in collaboration with the cloud services providers — Amazon…
- Technology
5G, Cloud to help India gaming market reach $8.6 bn by 2027
New Delhi: The gaming market in India, valued at $2.6 billion in FY2022, is projected to rise by 27 per cent annually to reach $8.6 billion by 2027, a new report said…
- Technology
Panipuri: Google doodle celebrates India’s beloved street food
New Delhi: Search giant Google on Wednesday celebrated ‘Pani Puri’, the much-loved Indian street snack, by introducing an interactive doodle game around it. It was on this day in 2015 that a…
- Business
CapFort Ventures launches Rs 200 cr India tech fund, to invest in 40 startups
New Delhi: Micro-VC fund CapFort Ventures on Wednesday launched a Rs 200 crore India-focused tech fund that plans to invest in more than 40 startups in the next two years. With a…
- India
DGCA puts SpiceJet under enhanced surveillance
New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has put SpiceJet Airlines under enhanced surveillance as a precautionary measure. A senior DGCA official confirmed that the airline has been put under…
- India
India records 46 new Covid infections, count of active cases now 1,413
New Delhi: India has recorded a single-day rise of 46 new COVID-19 infections and the count of active cases now stands at 1,413, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday.…